Chapter 1354 Hordes From All Sides IV

A lot of field bosses are scattered in the area even though they have only separated into three groups. The core guild members or at least the ones that can stand up to them on a one on one scenario decided to step up. They needed to make sure that the horde of monsters do not get the buff that the field bosses give to those before them.

Unlike a regular dungeon boss, field bosses are somewhat weaker but what they lack in pure power is supplemented by their field boss buffs. The Sand Dragon that Basil went towards has a buff called Sand Evasion which increased the evasion of all the beings under it when they are in a sandstorm or in a sandy area.

It is not only Basil and Arsenal that started to move by themselves as others that can did as well. Since Adrian was the one giving commands of the guild, the others could rampage to their hearts content. Vayu, Solstice, Lycan, Soleil, Creepysoo, Apolaki, and Ark went to fight against field bosses on their own.

Each of them could go against a field boss that is a few levels above them as long as Adrian can support them in the rear. All of them already knew of the Mirror Demon Form that Adrian uses and they are both in awe and afraid of it. In that form, Adrian basically becomes a powerful support tower that can both attack and defend.

They even did a simulation battle with Adrian once in that form and they could not win without using very powerful skills. Apolaki, who just newly joined the guild and battled Adrian during the Pandelympics, could not believe what he witnessed that day. Apolaki firmly believes that if Adrian were to join the Pandelympics then he would have brought immense glory to the country.

"Pick what field boss you want. I will send you to their location." Adrian stated.

Each of them started to pick a field boss to battle and nine mirrors manifested in the temple. Adrian told them where each mirror led to and said to do their best. By their best, he meant to kill off the field boss that they picked so that they could kill off the other monsters. All nine entered their respective mirrors and were transported to each of the monster that they picked.

Basil, who picked first, appeared in the area of the Sand Dragon. She might only have two dragons beside her as her soulbounds but the weak monsters does not even dare to block her way. She exuded the power of Dragon Might all by herself plus it is amplified by the two dragons Pyro and Shock.

Both of her true dragon soulbounds have reached early adulthood as they are at least seven meters tall in their real size. They will continue to grow bigger once they age and level up as they are still in the level 200s. They became this way when Solstice made sure to train them to their bones as she wanted the permanent guild members to at least be above level 200.

"Where are you, cute one?" Basil stated in a gentle manner as if she was talking to a child.

Seeing that she did not have a response but several monsters coming towards her, she immediately activated her dragon armor. Her right arm is suddenly covered with powerful dragon scales as she infused mana into it and punching the sand. She created a powerful vibration into the sand which forced the monsters hiding below to sprout out.

"Found you! As expected, if you are a reptile that has acclimated yourself to living below the ground then you are sensitive to vibrations." Basil stated in an excited tone as the Sand Dragon had to surface due to the immense vibration it felt.

Shock suddenly swooped down from the sky as he was commanded to make sure that the Sand Dragon does not escape back to the earth. Shock gripped the Sand Dragon and dragged its body to the air as it was successfully lifted. Pyro released its breath on the sand below the Sand Dragon to make sure that it hardens. Basil wants to take her time in taming the Sand Dragon as she knows that she must instill that she is the dominant one in this relationship.

Meanwhile, Arsenal is sent directly to the air on top of the Cactus Demon. It was a monster that has the appearance of a walking giant cactus with thorny roots. It might look silly, but it is a monster that has a lot of wide range attacks since it can shoot all its thorns out. It can also release a hallucinogenic gas that makes those that get caught in it experience pleasure and numbness.

"I did not think that I would be sent directly into the air, but it is the best option for this opponent." Arsenal stated as he wanted to prove himself to the guild.

Arsenal might be a country representative like Apolaki but he knows that they are not of the same level. He made sure to train well when he learned of that difference and managed to form a battle style of his own. He even advanced his job class into Imperial Arms Summoner which is a powerful style of combat summoners.

"Summon: Agila!" Arsenal stated as a large Emperor Eagle suddenly appeared from the magic circle.

The Emperor Eagle carried Arsenal as he wanted to survey the area and learned that the Cactus Demon is not attacking him. He then realized why he was sent in the air by his guild master as the Cactus Demon cannot see anything that does not touch the ground. He suddenly admits to himself that he has much to learn but is excited over this as he can make himself grow.

"Summon: Tamraw! Weapon Change: Tamraw!" Arsenal stated as his summoned Mud Crasher Buffalo suddenly turned into a giant axe with a  buffalo motif.

Back then, Arsenal could only transform his soulbounds into swords with different effects, but it is now different as he can now use them as other weapons. Swords might be perfect for ease of use but that does not mean that the soulbounds can become the perfect representation it has as a weapon.

"Agila! Go high!" Arsenal commanded as they flew up high into the air.

They flew as high as Agila can take him and he was released from that height. Arsenal came down with the Mud Crasher Axe that he perfectly sliced through the flesh of the Cactus Demon. The Cactus Demon is not a monster that has flesh as tough as steel, but it has great regenerative properties. About 30% of the total damage that Arsenal has done is healed immediately.

"It seems that I cannot do this with myself. Summon: Lobo! Summon: Kobra! Weapon Change: Cobra!" Arsenal stated.

A large, armored wolf appeared in the magic circle as well as a large Kaiser Cobra famed for its poison. The Kaiser Cobra suddenly changed into a sword which Lobo held with his mouth. The white and brown fur that Lobo had is suddenly tainted with purple spots as he took the attributes of the Kaiser Cobra,

"Let us go!" Arsenal stated as he along with his two soulbounds went out to fight.

One might think that Arsenal is ignoring the rules of summoning by having a total of four soulbounds out, but he is not. The job class of Imperial Arms summoner makes it so that the soulbounds that are turned to weapons does not count as a soulbound. This has its benefits, but the downside is that the soulbounds that turned into weapons do not give off their passive effects to the summoner.

In effect, Arsenal could have three soulbounds out while having multiple soulbound turned weapons available. This is the fighting style that he created with his hard work and dedication. He also made sure to train some of his soulbounds to wield other soulbound turned weapons like Lobo.

On the other side of the battlefield, one could see Apolaki going toe to toe with an Assandsin. It was a field boss that could be described as a human turned monster. It has the same features of a human but its body is no longer human as every part of its body can turn to sand.

Apolaki took out his two weapons called the kris and the balisong. He was able to parry every attack that the Assandsin can do but he cannot counterattack as the enemy is faster than him. He waited for his time to move as he knows that fighting against an unknown enemy is not a walk in the park.

He has grown compared to before as he is no longer just blindly confident in his own fighting skills. He now knows how to observe his opponent, but he still has his battle junkie side to him. It seems that Adrian and he are kindred souls since they like to fight each other at the guild house when they have the chance.